Lista de Personas Famosas nacidas en Surinam
Virgil Soeroredjo
Virgil Soeroredjo is a former Surinamese badminton player and now coach. He competed for Suriname at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He also competed for Suriname at 3 Pan Am Games: the 2003 Pan American Games, the 2007 Pan American Games & the 2011 Pan American Games. As a young badminton player of the club SCVU in Suriname Virgil Soeroredjo won numerous juniors titles and was soon selected to represent his country abroad winning several juniors medals at Caribbean, Central American and South American events. Much of his success was with his doubles partner Mitchel Wongsodikromo.
Henk Fraser
Hendrikus "Henk" Fraser es un exfutbolista y entrenador neerlandés de origen surinamés. Actualmente es el entrenador del Sparta Rotterdam.
Chan Santokhi
Chandrikapersad "Chan" Santokhi es un político de Surinam y un exjefe de policía. Es el presidente de Surinam por el Partido de la Reforma Progresista, tras resultar ganador en las Elecciones generales de Surinam de 2020. Asumió su cargo el 16 de julio de ese mismo año.
Errol Alibux
Liakat Ali Errol Alibux es un político surinamés, de la Unión Progresista de Trabajadores y Agricultores (PALU).
Sören Opti
Sören Hans Brad Opti is a badminton player from Suriname. He competed at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. He lost to both Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia and Derek Wong Zi Liang of Singapore during group play and did not advance further. Opti was the flagbearer for Suriname during the opening ceremony. Opti participated at the 2014 and 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games. After winning many National and Regional junior titles, he became Surinamese National Champion Men's Singles in 2016 and retained this title in 2017, 2018 and 2019. In 2016 and 2018 he was runner-up at the Carebaco International. In 2016 he reached the semi-finals at the Chile International and the Santo Domingo Open. Opti participated at the 2019 Pan Am Games for Suriname in the Men's Singles and Men's Doubles events. In 2019 he reached the semi-finals in the Men's Doubles category with his doubles partner Mitch Nai Chung Tong at the Carebaco International in Bridgetown, Barbados. At the end of 2019 he joined the Cuntapay Badminton Academy (CBA) in Switzerland.
Arnie Breeveld
Oscar Brandon
Oscar Roël Brandon is a Surinamese badminton player, coach and Olympic team manager. He competed for Suriname at the 1996 Summer Olympics as a badminton player in the Men's singles event. And he was "chef de mission" for Suriname at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Mitchel Wongsodikromo
Mitchel Wongsodikromo, destacado deportista de Surinam de la especialidad de bádminton que fue campeón sudamericano en Medellín 2010.
Wim Udenhout
Willem "Wim" Alfred Udenhout es un político surinamés. Fue primer ministro de Surinam desde febrero de 1984 hasta julio de 1986, siendo nombrado por el gobierno militar de Dési Bouterse. Paralelamente se desempeñó entre 1984 y 1985 como Ministro de Asuntos Exteriores, y entre 1985 y 1986 como Ministro de Finanzas. Más tarde se desempeñó como embajador en los Estados Unidos, entre 1989 y 1997.
Humphrey Campbell
Humphrey Campbell es un cantante y productor holandés, conocido por su participación en el Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión 1992.